Berlin-based Ratepay announces Sabrina Flunkert as new CEO after Nina Pütz steps down 

Berlin-based Ratepay, a white-label payment provider, announced an important change in its leadership team on Wednesday.

Sabrina Flunkert will take over the CEO role from Nina Pütz, who has led the company since 2020, focusing on customer diversification, technical scaling, and professionalisation.

“The Ratepay I took over in 2020 during the pandemic has undergone profound changes. We have fundamentally transformed the company, significantly diversified our customer portfolio, elevated our tech stack to the next level, and attracted many international talents. These changes led to significant ‘like-for-like’ revenue growth* in the double-digit percentage range in 2023, positioning us competitively in the market,” says Pütz 

“My task is thus completed after nearly four years, and it is the right time for a management change. I can think of no better person than Sabrina as my logical successor. Sabrina has a profound understanding of Ratepay’s business model, our customers, and employees, and a clear vision for Ratepay’s future,” she adds. 

Who is Sabrina Flunkert?

Sabrina Flunkert joined Ratepay as CFO in 2019 and has been Managing Director alongside Nina Pütz since 2021.

In her previous role, she was instrumental in Ratepay’s realignment, responsible for professionalising the market following side and strengthening the company’s positioning through close collaboration with financing partners.

“I look forward to shaping the future of Ratepay together with a fantastic team in my new role as CEO and intensifying the trusted collaboration with our existing and future customers and partners. In the future, our strategic focus will be on further expanding our market position in the DACH region and on profitable and sustainable growth. We plan to further enhance our core competency of minimising payment defaults and fraud through targeted investments, thereby offering our payment methods to even more consumers,” commented Sabrina Flunkert. 

“Ratepay, as part of the Nexi Group, one of the leading European PayTechs, has access to a strong platform that we will utilise more intensively in the future,” Flunkert adds

However, Nina Pütz will remain as Managing Director until BaFin approves another management board member as Managing Director.

Ratepay: Specialised in white label payments

Founded in 2009, Ratepay specialised in white label Buy Now Pay Later payment solutions such as payment by invoice, installment payments, and direct debit.

The company enables secure purchasing processes for e-commerce merchants and their customers.

The focus on white labels allows merchants to retain control over customer data and communication and to highlight their brand throughout the payment process.